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Tag Archives: Edward Woodward
SMEAR JOB (1975) by James Mitchell
David Callan is a dyspeptic working-class spy employed by a spartan MI6 black ops unit known only as ‘The Section.’ An exceptional marksman with a deep-rooted (and usually well-founded) distrust of authority, his nasty assignments do little to assuage his sense … Continue reading
Callan complete!
The following comes courtesy of Mike Ripley: Ostara Publishing’s Top Notch Thrillers imprint has now completed its republication of the five-volume series of novels by the late James Mitchell which feature his iconic secret agent hero David Callan. Originally created … Continue reading
Posted in David Callan, James Mitchell, Ostara Publishing
Tagged Edward Woodward, Russell Hunter
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CALLAN UNCOVERED 2 by James Mitchell
Following on from the success of the first collection of James Mitchell’s long-thought lost short stories about his classic Cold War secret agent David Callan, here’s comes a very welcome and unexpected surprise – a sequel! The diffident protagonist was … Continue reading
Posted in Cold War, David Callan, Espionage, James Mitchell, Mike Ripley, Ostara Publishing
Tagged Edward Woodward
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CALLAN: UNDER THE RED FILE by Andrew Pixley
Regular readers of this blog will know what big fans we are of anti-establishment hero David Callan, the dyspeptic secret agent created for television by James Mitchell and played to perfection by Edward Woodward. I have previously posted about the … Continue reading
CALLAN UNCOVERED by James Mitchell
David Callan is an agent for British Intelligence and his great skill is marksmanship – but he is tortured by ethical and moral dilemmas. For every double agent uncovered or paid assassin eliminated, there is always a cost, usually borne … Continue reading
Posted in Cold War, David Callan, Espionage, James Mitchell, Mike Ripley, Ostara Publishing
Tagged Edward Woodward
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A MAGNUM FOR SCHNEIDER (1969) by James Mitchell
David Callan is a very reluctant spy who undertakes nasty jobs for a black ops unit of MI6 known only as ‘The Section.’ An exceptional marksman with a deep-rooted (and usually well-founded) distrust of authority, his often lethal assignments do little to … Continue reading
Posted in Cold War, David Callan, Espionage, James Mitchell, Novelisation, Ostara Publishing
Tagged Edward Woodward
32 Comments